June 26,2007 - Council Meeting
Committee of the Whole (1)
3.1 Affordable Housing Workshop
Committee of the Whole (2)
Request for court reservations
Moved, seconded and DEFEATED
THAT the Port Moody Tennis Club’s request to reserve 3 courts on Saturday mornings from 8am – 12 noon be approved.
Voting against: Mayor Trasolini, Councillors Clay, Lahti, Rockwell, and Watkins
Lot 54 - revised plan
Moved, seconded and DEFEATED
THAT a temporary boat trailer parking lot be built on Lot 54 at a cost of up to $60,000 as outlined in the June 15, 2007 e-mail from the City Manager.
Voting against: Councillors Clay, Rockwell and Watkins
Regular Council Meeting
2. Public Input
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3.1 GFOA's Canadian Award for Financial Reporting
The Mayor presented the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting to the Finance and IT staff in recognition of excellence in financial reporting.
Dan Bibby, Community Manager for the Ministry of Children and Family Development Services for the Tri-Cities Area and Denise Fargey, Manager for Public Health, Health Promotion and Prevention for Fraser Health provided information to Council on the Tri-Cities Community Planning Committee which is made up of a group of 20 agencies providing child and youth family services in the Tri-City area and informed Council of the committee’s mandate, goals and membership.
City of Port Moody employee, Maria Wahl, spoke of her experiences and challenges as someone who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and requested support in the form of pledges for her participation in the Parkinson’s SuperWalk September 9, 2007.
Canada Day Celebration
Jim Millar, representing the Port Moody Heritage Society spoke about the Port Moody Heritage Society’s Canada Day event honouring Canada’s military history and veterans and encouraged everyone to attend.
4.2 2006 Annual Report
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the 2006 Annual Report be approved.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2690 be now adopted.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2691 be now adopted.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2736 be now read a first time.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2736 be now read a second time.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2736 be referred to a Public Hearing scheduled to be held on July 24, 2007 at City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the 2006 Statement of Financial Information be approved subject to removal of reference to Douglas Bradley in the report titled, “Statement of Remuneration Expenses for Employees by $ for the Year Ended December 31, 2006”.
6.2 Traffic Safety Committee: Change from Standing to Select Committee
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the Traffic Safety Committee become a Select Committee as defined under the Community Charter;
AND THAT staff report back to Council on any amendments to the Traffic Safety Committee Terms of Reference required to reflect this change.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the resolution passed by Council at the June 12, 2007 Regular Council meeting relative to calling on the Provincial Government to increase the minimum wage be submitted to the UBCM for consideration at the 2007 UBCM Convention.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the resolution passed by Council at the November 28, 2006 Regular Council meeting relative to calling on the Provincial Government to increase the annual operating grant provided to all British Columbian Public libraries be submitted to the UBCM for consideration at the 2007 UBCM Convention.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the resolution passed by Council at the June 12,2007 Regular Council meeting relative to calling on the Federal Government to return to cities one cent out of every six cents collected through the Canadian Goods and Services Tax be submitted to the UBCM for consideration at the 2007 UBCM Convention.
The Mayor reported on efforts undertaken to date to fulfill one of the goals of the city’s Games Legacy Task Force to encourage international Olympic teams to make Port Moody their base before and during the 2010 Winter Games, advising that promising talks have commenced with the Chinese Olympic Hockey Federation and that he and Councillor Rockwell are traveling to Beijing China in July to meet with the chairman of the Chinese Olympic Hockey Federation to further this objective. He indicated he would also be seeking meetings with Chinese ice skating, sledge hockey and curling teams during this trip.
He requested that the costs for his and Councillor Rockwell’s flight and hotel accommodations for the trip to Beijing be funded from Council’s travel budget.
Councillor Watkins questioned the mayor on the expenditure of these funds given the fact that the mayor had recently made reference to city finances being 'in crisis'.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT $1300 per person be approved from Council’s travel budget to cover flight and hotel accommodations for Mayor Trasolini and Councillor Rockwell to travel to Beijing to meet with officials of the Chinese Hockey Association and other appropriate organizations to investigate the possibility of Port Moody hosting Chinese winter sports teams prior to and during the 2010 winter Olympics.
Voting Against: Councillors Clay and Watkins
6.5 Moody Centre Bylaw Enforcement
The Director of Corporate Relations and Director of Planning and Development Services reported on the progress to date of the Polish the Gem initiative in Moody Centre, advising that, with the city’s hiring of a Bylaw Patrol Officer, increased enforcement of the city’s bylaws would be taking place in that area.
7.1 Ratification of resolutions from Committee of the Whole
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the resolution of the Committee of the Whole meeting of June 26, 2007 be endorsed as follows:
THAT the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting of Tuesday, June 12, 2007 be adopted.
7.2 Ratification of resolutions from Finance Committee
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the following resolutions of the Finance Committee meeting of Tuesday, June 19, 2007 be endorsed as follows:
THAT the Fire Chief provide a report to the Finance Committee at budget recast on the status of the Fire Department suppression overtime account for their consideration; and
THAT the Finance Committee review the Fire Department’s suppression overtime budget during the 2008 city budgeting process in an effort to better reflect the department’s actual overtime costs; and
THAT the Fire Chief carry out strategies for the implementation of cost containment measures identified in the report dated June 4, 2007 regarding the Suppression Overtime Budget.
9.2 Release of In Camera Information
Excerpt from Minutes of May 15, 2007 Special In-Camera meeting approved for public release at the June 12, 2007 Special In-Camera meeting:
“Staff and members of Council presented the City of Port Moody’s position that the City of Port Moody incurs capital and operational costs to build and expand facilities such as the new Social Recreation Centre, which Anmore and Belcarra residents utilize without there being reciprocity in the provision of services for Port Moody residents from the Villages of Anmore and Belcarra or, alternatively, contribution by the Villages of Anmore and Belcarra towards the operational and capital costs of Port Moody’s facilities.
Port Moody’s suggestion to assist in recovery of operating costs for these facilities would be to have the Villages of Anmore and Belcarra enter into fee for service agreements with Port Moody based on a cost per capita basis or some other mutually agreeable formula. Agreements in place between other GVRD municipalities were referred to, namely Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and North Shore communities.
Members of the Councils for the Villages of Anmore and Belcarra provided their perspectives on the city’s proposal, and provided the following feedback:
"...suggested that Port Moody utilize a user pay approach to cost recovery;…”
9.3 Proclamations
June 15,2007 - Elder Abuse Awareness Day
10 Public Input
Ron Curties, #200 – 1901 Newport Drive, commented on the request from the Port Moody Tennis Club for reserved court time, Council’s decision regarding the Boat Trailer Parking Working Group’s proposal for temporary boat trailer parking at Rocky Point Park and the Mayor’s upcoming trip to Beijing.